(11-21-2013 03:09 PM)emu steve Wrote: I'm getting closer to my 'final 3':
I'm going to do it thus. I'm not an ideologue on MAC HCs. I look for a very strong resume. Period.
1). Dino Babers HC- E. Illinois. Has an excellent, excellent resume. A coach moving up. Might stay at EIU two years and EMU (or elsewhere) two years before moving to a power conference. That's the rub. Could be the latest 2 years and gone HC in the MAC. P.S. I doubt EMU. IF he wants to move up to FBS he might get better offers. I like the way his career is going. He went from an assistant to FCS HC to ??? (MAC HC????). I like his age. 1984 college graduate. (I'd prefer a coach aged 42 - 52).
2). A former MAC coach who moved up and would like another shot as a MAC HC. Gill, Haywood, (maybe) Cubit, or Beckman, if he loses his job at Illinois. These guys were highly rated as MAC coaches. I doubt they have lost their gray matter.
3). TBD. I'm not ruling out a offensive or defensive coordinator from a conference like the B1G. Apparently, Miami fans think the OSU OC is looking to move up. I'd love to have Chuck Martin who really showed his mettle at GVSU before moving up.
Since my opinion (and apparently everyone else here) doesn't count, that forum EMU Talk (which I never read) says EMU has employed a Gainsville, Fl. search firm to do the coaching search. P.S. that's how it is usually done. It isn't done using input from Internet posters.
They usually serve as kind of a 'head hunter' where coaches can post their resumes, salary and salary requirements, etc. and maybe most importantly what type of position they'd accept (e.g., FBS HC, FBS coordinators, FCS HC, etc. etc.).
I wonder if the coaching search firm does this:
"We represent Eastern Michigan University Athletic Department in their search for a head coach to lead their football program (Division I, Mid-American Conference).
We are soliciting expressions of interest for that position, including your relevant background and salary requirements. Confidentially is ensured."
Determine whom is interested, at what salary level, and probably do a quick resume and character evaluation to narrow the field.